Tag: Reggie Miller

Steph Curry made an incredible shooting warmup look way too easy

Remember: This was a warmup!

In hindsight, it’s funny that we ever used to have debates about who the NBA’s greatest three-point shooter ever was. Ray Allen? Sure. Reggie Miller? Also, a fine pick. We’re talking about semantics and different eras and distinctions in nutrition for cold-blooded sharpshooters, yadda, yadda, yadda.

That is, of course, unless you forget about all-time three-point leader Steph Curry. The three-point shooter debate — or “debate” — starts and ends with the Warriors’ superstar. If he spots up from behind the line, chances are it’s automatic: A complete given that the basketball will find its way through the net while Curry turns around and shimmies.

Curry gave NBA fans a little taste of part of his pregame warmup routine on Sunday evening. And let me tell you, it does a lot to explain why he’s a career 42 percent three-point shooter with over 3,000 makes to his name.

By my count, that’s 14 different (quite casual) shots of increasing distance with not one ball even grazing the rim.

Here’s another angle of Curry’s impressive shooting display.

In case it wasn’t clear, every time Steph Curry steps onto a basketball court, we’re probably going to be in for a treat. He’s one of the greatest players in NBA history for a reason. And yes, that treat might even come outside of the game, in what is supposed to be a warmup.

Celtics champion Ray Allen talks simplifying his role with Boston, greatest shooters in new interview

The former Celtics champion has an interesting opinion on who’s the greatest shooter of all time – and it isn’t himself.

Boston Celtics champion shooting guard Ray Allen saw his career 3-point record shattered by Golden State Warriors star point guard Steph Curry, with a passing of the torch from one of the game’s greatest shooters having taken place in the same sort of way Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller once did when Allen broke Miller’s career makes from 3 record.

But it might surprise younger readers to learn that the Connecticut product was not always known for being a lethal shooter alone, and actually had a fairly diverse offensive arsenal he would later downplay to fit into Boston’s schema, which he discussed in an extensive interview with NBA.com’s Shaun Powell.

“Once I got to Boston, I was playing in prime time, and based on the way we were playing, I’m suddenly no longer a pick-and-roll player, I’m no longer a post-up player,” he explained. “I’m strictly a space guy who can shoot the 3s.”

WATCH: Celtics champion Ray Allen, Pacers legend Reggie Miller talk Steph Curry breaking Allen’s 3-point record

The Warriors star broke Allen’s career 3-point record Tuesday night.

Once not all that long ago, it was Ray Allen getting congratulated courtside by Reggie Miller as he broke the latters’ all-time career 3-point field-goal record, but on Tuesday night as the Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Steph Curry broke the Boston Celtics champion’s career record from beyond the arc, both Allen and Miller were in attendance to complete the circle.

Speaking courtside, the Indiana Pacers legend and the UConn product weighed in on Curry’s monumental achievement while also reflecting on their own passing of the torch moment that took place a decade earlier while Allen was still with the Celtics.

Courtesy of the folks over at the House of Highlights YouTube channel, watch the exchange between Allen and Miller regarding Steph’s big night put together in honor of the historic, record-breaking performance in the video embedded below.

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Steph Curry broke the NBA’s all-time three-point record and the basketball world went wild

All hail the new three-point king, Stephen Curry.

Rarely do NBA games grind to a halt unless something absolutely magnificent happens on the court. Only then does the basketball world take time to pause in the moment and soak it all in.

That was the case for Stephen Curry at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. With 7:34 remaining in the first quarter, Curry drilled his second three-pointer of the game, breaking Ray Allen’s all-time record of 2,973 three-pointers made and doing so in 511 fewer contests.

Allen was in attendance at MSG for Knicks-Warriors, getting a close-up view of his record’s final moments. So was Reggie Miller—third on the all-time NBA three-point list after Curry passed him less than a year ago—who got to call the moment live as an analyst for TNT.

All of it helped make an epic celebration even more special as basketball fans around the world passed along their tributes to the undisputed three-point king.

WATCH: Celtics HoFer Ray Allen talks about his role the rise of the 3-point shot in today’s NBA

The Celtics champ recently spoke on his role in raising the 3 to the league’s premier offensive weapon.

It seems like just yesterday that Boston Celtics Hall of Fame shooting guard Ray Allen was getting his kudos from the then-shooting G.O.A.T. Reggie Miller as he passed the Indiana Pacers legend for the most treys ever sunk in a career.

Now, this season the tables have turned on the UConn product, with Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry trying on the crown for a time. But with the way 3-pointers are launched these days, even his reign in that role will likely not last long, as the shot popularized by Allen and Curry has become a high-volume staple of the modern NBA.

Allen recently joined the NBC Peacock show “Brother From Another” to talk his role in the rise of the shot, his thoughts on Curry’s current rise to 3-point dominance, and a number of other issues in today’s game and his personal life.

Watch the clip embedded above to hear what the Celtics champion has to say about the shot he helped pioneer and more.

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Reggie Miller had a priceless on-air reaction to learning he made the NBA 75th anniversary team

So great.

To celebrate 75 years of NBA basketball, the league is putting together an all-time list of the 75 best NBA players. And as those names on the list started emerge on Tuesday, we saw some great reactions from the selected players.

James Harden, for example, seemed genuinely honored when he found out he made the all-time team during a Tuesday press conference. Even the obvious selections like Shaquille O’Neal took the humble approach to getting named to the list.

But for Reggie Miller, TNT’s Inside the NBA decided to totally catch him off guard with the honor. And you know what — it made for a spectacular reaction.

The pregame show had just aired a segment with Miller interviewing Steph Curry about the 3-point record. So when Ernie Johnson welcomed Miller to join the broadcast, Miller was expecting a discussion about Steph. It didn’t go that way. Johnson instead told Miller that he made the team too, and it took a few moments for that reality to set in.

Miller was confused at first, but once he realized what the TNT crew was saying, it was jubilation from the Hall of Famer.

It really was an amazing reaction all around. And honestly, it’s a well-deserved honor for Miller.

Reggie Miller has Nets as championship favorites without Kyrie Irving

NBA legend Reggie Miller still believes in the Nets without Kyrie.

Former Pacers sharpshooter and NBA legend Reggie Miller has called out Nets star Kyrie Irving. The 29-year-old, who is not allowed or participate in any team activities until he gets vaccinated, has been sparking controversy going into the new season. Despite not getting the thumbs up to return, Miller told Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Bally Sports that he still has the Brooklyn Nets winning it all. Still though, the legend admits that Irving should be all in for the team eventually.

“Kyrie does have a lot of good in his heart. He does. He’s done a lot of things in the community and I applaud him for that — When you are dealing with a team oriented sport situation like this, you’ve GOT to be all in. You’ve got to be all in if you want to win a championship … I still have them as favorites to win even if Kyrie (Irving) didn’t want to play at all this year.”

The Nets are certainly in a bizarre situation without Irving. With all-time scorers in James Harden and Kevin Durant leading the ship, there shouldn’t be any issues for the time being, but the Nets will have to figure out a permanent solution before the playoffs begin.

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On this day: Reggie Miller says no to becoming a Boston Celtic

On this day in 2007, legendary Indiana Pacers sharpshooter Reggie Miller declined an invite to join the roster that won Banner 17.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Indiana Pacers shooting guard legend Reggie Miller turned down Boston Celtics President Danny Ainge’s offer to join the 2007-08 Celtics as the Boston GM sought to assemble a contender that summer.

Miller, a sharp-shooting luminary known for his lethal outside shot who had been retired for two seasons after 18 campaigns with the Pacers, gave the offer real consideration when he received the call from Ainge.

“I’m always flattered when my name is mentioned as someone who
can still help an NBA team win a championship,” offered the then-NBA analyst for TNT via ESPN’s J.A. Adande.

“(I have) contacted Reggie and he is contemplating a comeback
with us,” shared Ainge on the prospect of adding Miller to the juggernaut he assembled.

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21 people that can ruffle the feathers of every Oregon Ducks fan

There are just people that know what buttons to push for instant irritation. Here’s a list of those that do just that for most Duck fans.

For one reason or another, there are just certain people in this world that can push your buttons to cause instant irritation. For Oregon Duck fans, that list can be lengthy, and sometimes it’s through no fault of their own.

Whether if it’s just having that ability to defeat Oregon on a yearly basis, saying something derogatory towards the Ducks, or leaving them high and dry for their supposed “dream job,” a select group of people will forever be on the ****-list for Oregon fans.

This is a list of 20 people or entities that can put any Duck fan in a bad mood right away just by mentioning them. And while this list is in no particular order, we will mention first those that have really drawn the ire of every Oregon Duck fan young and old.

Reggie Miller got rightfully crushed for asking if the Nets should sit Kevin Durant in upcoming Game 6

What?

Kevin Durant had a historic performance in Tuesday night’s 114-108 Game 5 win over the Bucks that gave the Nets a 3-2 series lead

He played all 48 minutes and finished with 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists.

He was masterful down the stretch as he lead the Nets back from a big deficit and got a win that now puts them a victory away from the Eastern Conference Finals.

And he did it without an injured Kyrie Irving but with a limited James Harden, who surprisingly made his return from a hamstring injury.

LeBron James and other NBA players were in awe of KD’s huge night, and rightfully so – it was incredible.

Then there was this reaction from Reggie Miller, which is mind-boggling: “I’m just going to throw this out there to see what the responses will be.. If your Steve Nash and the Nets, would you sit James Harden AND Kevin Durant in Game 6 because of the heavy minutes tonight, and push all your chips to the center of table for Game 7??”

For real. He tweeted that.

NBA fans crushed him.